Thursday, March 8, 2012

Just Passing Through

An email from an unknown person is usually bogus, spam, deleted.

One email I received brought this Bible into my possession temporarily.

The lady explained that her hair dresser purchased a Bible at a flea market about ten years ago. Since the email lady worked in genealogy she was asked to research the handwritten family information inside the book. The research led her to some of my records on the internet.

Long story short, we arranged a meeting (in a public place) for me to get the Bible in order for it to get into the hands of relatives of mine who are also descendants of the family documented in the Bible.

I have never seen drawings like this in a Bible. But then, I've never seen a Bible this old.

Do you see the copyright of 1891?

Beautiful drawings. I am not sure about the process, but it may be relief printing.

And a listing of Bible names and their meaning.

So having scanned and photographed (without inflicting further damage) to my heart's content, I will soon turn the Bible over to the owner's family.

Oh wow... that is so neat that this beautiful Bible has found its way to you!! It is gorgeous! Great idea to scan and be able to keep these neat pages! What a treasure. So happy you joined us 'in the studio' to share this week Amy! Welcome! :)